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If you prefer to do all your banking from the comfort of your home and don’t mind not having access to face-to-face help if required,…
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Is Questrade Safe & Secure? One of the most common questions that I have gotten in the comments below is: Is investing my money through…
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An RESP, or Registered Education Savings Plan, is a registered tax-deferred investment account designed to help pay for a child’s education. In other words, RESPs…
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Welcome to the annual Registered Education Saving Plan (RESP) update where I show transparency on our indexed investment strategy to help pay for our children’s…
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Readers often ask what my favourite personal finance apps are. It’s not an easy question to answer, as the apps we choose are highly personalized…
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36 Years of Stock Market Returns in Canada (TSX)
What is the average stock market return? It’s one of the most common questions that I get when I talk to an audience that is…
Free Stock Trading in Canada 2025
The best free stock trading apps in Canada are giving DIY investors more control than ever. With no trading fees eating away at returns, it’s…
Best Investments for a Canadian Recession
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been getting a ton of emails and comments asking about the best stocks for a recession or how…
Qtrade Promo Code 2025
The recent 2025 Qtrade Promo Offer Code is one of the main reasons we have them at the top of Best Canadian Online Broker rankings.…
Second Citizenship, Offshore Investing & Expat Money Strategies for High Net Worth Canadians
For high-net-worth Canadians, the idea of obtaining a second passport isn’t just about escaping winter or avoiding long immigration lines, it’s about financial flexibility, risk…
Wealthsimple vs. RBC InvestEase – 2025 Comparison
Whether you’re looking at the cutting-edge fintech company Wealthsimple, or the long-established Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), both financial institutions are keeping pace with Canadians’…
Alternative Investing in Rare Earth & Technology Metals
While on Million Dollar Journey we generally recommend straightforward investments like Canadian dividend stocks and index investing using Canadian ETFs, there is always some interest…
Best Low Risk Investments in Canada Right Now (August 2025)
With so many threats to our economy in 2025 many Canadian investors are looking for low risk investments. Personally, I recommend that if you plan…
Wealth Management Companies in Canada 2025
When I first wrote about the best financial advisors in Canada it got some attention from Canada’s wealth management companies due to the news and…
Working After Retirement in Canada
More and more Canadians are now working after retirement in some capacity. The idea of the traditional final office party, gold watch, and chair on…
Laurentian Bank Review
What is Laurentian Bank? Laurentian Bank is an institution that has been around for over 175 years. Originally called the Montreal City and District Savings…
Edward Jones Review (Canada)
After Kyle wrote about the best financial advisors in Canada a couple of weeks ago, we got several emails that asked some version of, “Should…
moomoo Canada Review
What is moomoo Canada? Moomoo is an online brokerage created with the goal of providing a platform for investors of all experience levels to engage…
Wealthsimple vs BMO in 2025
At first glance, a modern fintech company like Wealthsimple and an established financial giant like BMO couldn’t be more different. Yet, with the new push…
Market Predictions for 2025
I get a kick out of how every year the same news sources trot the same big names to make predictions about what the world’s…
Alterna Bank Review
What is Alterna Bank? Alterna Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the credit union Alterna Savings, based in Ontario. Alterna Bank has brick-and-mortar locations within…
Cheap International Money Transfer (Cheaper than Wise*)
The cost of transferring money internationally to a bank account abroad – or just exchanging one currency for another – is likely to be higher…
Best Tech Stocks in Canada For 2025
While Canadian technology stocks have seen impressive growth over the last decade – particularly during the pandemic—they remain a relatively small slice of the Toronto…
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